I'm not really afraid of death. I'm more afraid of going through something that normally causes death (car crash, drowning, falling, etc) but rather than killing me, I survive and it leaves me physically/psychologically disabled for the rest of my life where I have to depend on everyone for everything. I'd rather die than be terminally ill or injured tbh.
As far as fears in general, every fear has a corresponding desire and I've discovered personally that when I focus on that corresponding desire, there is no room for fear and that fear quickly disappears. For example, if I come across a rabid wolf that is hungry, snarling, getting ready to come at me and there's no way I can outrun it, the only reason I'd fear for my life in that situation is because I desire to continue living. If , in that moment, I focused and thought of nothing else but how much I desire to continue living rather than how much I'm afraid this wolf's about to make me it's next meal, the fear of the wolf disappears and I gain a tunnel vision bent on survival. I am more apt to see myself out of that situation by focusing on the corresponding desire. I think fears can only be truly conquered in the moment, and thinking like that has helped to be able to overcome any fear because no matter what scares me, my desire for the opposite is always greater.
Last edited by NOBLE; 04-09-2015 at 11:03 AM.
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